Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-08-27
A New Military. Move.
HEADQUARTERS DEPART. or ARIzoSA !
 Los ANaKLks, Cal. Aug. O, 1887.
GENERAL ORDERS, No 2l.

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 this Department will be considered as
 on field duty and will be instructed and
 exercised ID sll thRt pertains to prsctica al
 held service. During these months all
 other drills and dutles, as far as prac-
 ticsble will be suspended, except target
 and signal practice required by orders of
 the War Depsrtmet. which will be reg
 ulsted SO as to admit of this field ser | vice.
 II, On September lst, post command CTS will occupy their districts of obser- vstion by the location of out posts, sig nal and heliogrsph stations, and estsb- fish communications with the nearest signal ststions of the adjacent posts. LII. During the first fifteen days of that month post commanders will, if nec- essary. make themselves familiar wita the typographical features of the dIstrlct of country within their charge. and give such instructions to the troops of their commands regarding every detail of field service as will render them most efficient and afford them knowledge of the gen. ersl features of the country in which they are serving. and give them that gen. erHl knowledge or the geography and topography of the country as will enable them to pass over 1t readily without ths ald of guides, compass or maps.
 " Cavalry troops will be specially in- structed m movements by open order formations To this end care will be taken to make the trooper and his horse the unit rather than to adhere constant " to the close formation of a troo }, with view of training the horses to set seOsrstely and independent of the close column.
 V. After two weeks of this kind O. practice, the Commanding Officer Of Fort HuRchuca, Arizona. IS hereby di- rect ed to send out detachment of troops to march from that post to Fort Apache AriZons, and return, vIa the ronte indi- cB;ed fn this order. This raiding party vii consist of two officers and twenty enlisted men, well mounted and provid- ed with extra horses, and sufficient pack animals to carry the necessary baggage ard camp equipsge, Pack animals will not be required to carry more than 100 pounds per mule, all superhuOus arti- cl being left ID the post, including ss- bers, revolvers, curb bri3les, hobbies, ! nose bags. extra horse equipments and | camp equipage of every kind that can be | dispensed with. The detachment will | be properly rationed and Is authorized | 10 obtain necessary supplies sD route in | she usual form and tO carry forty rounds 1 If ammunition per man, with the neces- | sary clothing. Ii will start from For. Huechucs at noon on September 17th | and will march east of Fort Bowie. west | ot Fort Grant, touching the limits Of | the Fort Lowell district. east of Fort | Thomas, west of Apache to point north | of that post should they reach that.point | without being captured.
 The Commanding Officer will then no- tiiy Commanding Officer, at Fort Aps- | che. by courier. of the presence of his | detachment. He wIll then select SD | agreeable camp, and send to Fort Apa- | che for supplies. After remaining there | ter days they will return. passing east | of Fort Apache. west of Fort Thomas | east of Fort Grant, and west of Fort | Bowie. and east of DrsgoOn Station. on l the Southern Pacific Railroad. to Fort | Huschucs. In starting from Fort Illus | chuos they will be allowed from l2 Nj. | September l7th. until 6 A. M. the day l following. before being followed by the | troops from Fort Huschacs. After6 A. l II. the day following, they will remain | in camp antil F M. of thst day, and 1 after that time they will be limited ID | marches to the hours between F M. and | mi inight of each day. The Command | ing Officer of the Detachment will se- lect (within the above described limits) | his own line of march and conceal bis | men according to his own judgment Both | nffi.srs and men of the detachment | shU uld fully understand the course to be | taken and places of rendezvous. in order | to assemble again, whenever it becomes necessary tO separate because of close | pr rsuit. or to avoid discovery.
 VI. Post Commanders will conceal their troops and establish lOokOuts ID 1 such way as to discover. surprise sno 1 capture the detachment above mention | ed, if possible, and jn any event they are | directed to have the raiding party pur- sued until a fresh command IS on the | trnil. Information concerning the party to be pursued will be communicated with the least possible delay by helio- gra ph, telegraph or courier to the diff terent post commanders and to sll troops pls ced to intercept them.
 VII. Reports will be made by post by telegraph to these Head quarters daily, of any observation of the 1 raI ding party, their movements and ef- for "a made to capture them. The party l or any portion of them will be regarded as captured whenever another detsch- | ut ut or command of equal numbers get within haIling distance or within | bui Tle sound.
 The Commanding Officers at Forts | Bo sie and Grant, will send ore officer l or non-commissioned officer. provided ] h two horses each, to accompany the par ty and set as witnesses ID case any | que stiOn should arise as to the rules to | De followed or results. In case of cap | tur the detachment will march to the I ueiarest post and another rsiding party | re immediately ordered from these He sdqusrters.
 SEmilar movements will be made in | the District of New Mexico by detsch- | me ct of Cavalry from Fort Wingate, N. M.. moving around Fort Bsysrd and re- iuT hing ito it's station; also one from | Fc ri Stanton around Fort Bayerd and | ret urn to its station. each gong at some | tim @ within ten miles of that post and prS.ers for marching and conceslment oi est .h will be the same as those directed for Fort Huschucs,
 Clare will be taken 10 avoid break lng down either sthe troop horses or Iack animals, or stsmpedlng or ipIur- iug any stock or property of citizens.
 At the close of the period for held prs ctice, pos. commanders will call for sut .Sestions from officers and men oi the IF commands. snd make brief reports If results and mention any defect ID the fqu ipment of theIr command or any thnlg that would tend to promote their efficiency.
 Post commanders will retain com with their attachments sui fcient to enable them to recall them to tbeir stations without delay in case of necessity. =,
 By command of Brigadier General Miles:
 J. A. DAPRAY,
 2iLieut. 23d Inf ilntry, A. D. c.
 A. A. A. General.